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The doctrine of prior user rights as expanded under the America Invents Act (AIA) amendments to 35 U.S.C. § 273 provides entities a safe haven from patent infringement for certain internal commercial uses that are the subject of another’s later patent filing. This doctrine offers an additional defense to entities...

When it comes to smothering inventions, no one does it better than patent trolls, also known as “patent assertion entities,” “non-practicing entities,” or “non-manufacturing entities.” Whatever the name, these parasites feed off the work of legitimate manufacturing companies that strive to create products and American jobs.

The more inside and outside counsel begin to do now to strategize for the new rules, the more prepared they will be to blunt the efforts of those who would prefer that the way of the “old” rules continues.

Among the many considerations that go into the strategic decision of whether to add or amend counterclaims in response to an amended complaint, this new Rule 15 approach and its procedural implications should not be overlooked.

Privateer Holdings, which claims to be the cannabis industry’s first private equity firm, struck the deal with the Marley family to create Marley Natural. According to Marley Natural, it is the world’s first global cannabis brand.